“This Flow’r whose fragrance tender
With sweetness fills the air,
Dispels with glorious splendor
The darkness ev’rywhere.
True Man, yet very God;
From sin and death He saves us
And lightens ev’ry load.”
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Scent masquerade!
This iconic narrative from the Judeo-Christian tradition is full of olfactory references that are topical today: Continue reading Scent masquerade!
Rejecting an appeasing scent
“I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell the scent in your solemn assemblies. Though ye offer Me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them; neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts. Take thou away from Me the noise of thy songs, for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.” – AMOS